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Reticulocytes and reticulocyte enumeration

2001; Wiley; Volume: 15; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/jcla.1039

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Roger S. Riley, Jonathan Ben‐Ezra, Rajat Goel, Ann Tidwell,

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research

Journal of Clinical Laboratory AnalysisVolume 15, Issue 5 p. 267-294 Original ArticleFree to Read Reticulocytes and reticulocyte enumeration Roger S. Riley, Corresponding Author Roger S. Riley [email protected] Department of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VirginiaDepartment of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Clinical Support Building 665-E, 403 N. 13th St., Richmond, VA 23298-0250Search for more papers by this authorJonathan M. Ben-Ezra, Jonathan M. Ben-Ezra Department of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VirginiaSearch for more papers by this authorRajat Goel, Rajat Goel Department of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VirginiaSearch for more papers by this authorAnn Tidwell, Ann Tidwell Department of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VirginiaSearch for more papers by this author Roger S. Riley, Corresponding Author Roger S. Riley [email protected] Department of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VirginiaDepartment of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Clinical Support Building 665-E, 403 N. 13th St., Richmond, VA 23298-0250Search for more papers by this authorJonathan M. Ben-Ezra, Jonathan M. Ben-Ezra Department of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VirginiaSearch for more papers by this authorRajat Goel, Rajat Goel Department of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VirginiaSearch for more papers by this authorAnn Tidwell, Ann Tidwell Department of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VirginiaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 20 September 2001 https://doi.org/10.1002/jcla.1039Citations: 73AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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